An inadvertent mouse click may have led the FBI to raid the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark., weeks ahead of schedule.

An e-mail meant for interoffice communication between staff at the U.S. Attorney’s Office serving the Western District of Arkansas accidentally was mailed to several media outlets late Friday afternoon.

“As you know, the search of the compound—based on a federal violation that we believe Alamo produced child pornography at the compound—is scheduled for this October,” said an e-mail requesting an approval of travel expenses meant f...

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